Many families living in poverty in the Denver area are forced to live in motels as a temporary solution to homelessness. While motels provide immediate shelter, the high cost of motel rent and the inability to secure the necessary funds for permanent housing often hold families in the “motel trap.”

Conditions are often unsanitary, dangerous and overcrowded, leading to great distress for families, especially those with children.

Colfax Community Network advocates for and works on behalf of children and families residing in low-income, transient housing (primarily residential motels) along Colfax Avenue by providing information, services and programs to strengthen and improve family and community life.

How You Can Help Today!

Like many area non profit organizations, CCN is currently having difficulty meeting its basic operating needs such as rent, phone and Internet costs and staff salaries. Just over 80 new individuals responded with a cash gift to our plea to help those less fortunate during the past four months and over 200 people gave in-kind donations to support our programs. This wonderful outpouring of support has allowed us to continue providing services to those families living in motels along Colfax. Now we ask for the same kind of support to help us meet our basic operating needs to allow us the ability to drive the van to motel sites and provide emergency services to the people living there, bring health care professionals to children in need of medical attention, help a single mother find a job so she can provide for her children, offer a homeless family food assistance so their children don’t go hungry, and so much more. We have been incredibly moved by so many people’s rapid and generous response to our previous pleas. We are grateful to so many of you who have given so much, and we know that you will work with us to help us keep our doors open this Summer. On May 16, the Denver Post ran an article featuring CCN’s need for assistance.

You Can Help CCN’s Doors Stay Open By:

1) Making a cash donation or sending a check to the P.O. Box listed on the website. Your donation is tax deductible and you will receive a letter detailing your donation.

2) Donating gas cards to help cover the cost of gas for outreach services and children programming.

3) Donating Office Depot, Staples or Office Max gift cards to help cover the cost of office supplies.

4) Providing or paying for an oil change for both our 15 passenger van and our minivan. We are also in need of a new battery for our 15 passenger van.

5) As always, we are still accepting donations of personal care items and non-perishable food.

Thank you for your commitment to CCN’s vision and the families we serve!

Current Announcements:

The Winter 2009 Newsletter is Here! Check out the Winter 2009 newsletter by clicking on the ‘Newsletter’ tab above!

Interested in serving on the board? Please fill out the Board Application or call Mandie Birchem at 303-360-9175 for more information.

The average income for families living along East Colfax is below $10,000 for a family of four.

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